The Indian men’s team is scheduled to square off in a five-match home series against New Zealand right after the end of the 2021 World T20. The series promises some very exciting new developments to look forward to; none being probably more anticipated than seeing India’s new T20I captain, Rohit Sharma, lead the team under the mentorship of newly-appointed head coach, Rahul Dravid. So in this article, we’ll be covering everything you need to know about the live telecast of the India vs New Zealand series.
India and New Zealand squads for 2021 T20 series
There are several interesting names in the India squad that has been announced for the upcoming 3-match series. A slew of up-and-coming performers from the Indian Premier League (IPL) like Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Venkatesh Iyer, and Avesh Khan are in line to make their debuts for the national team. Besides them, the squad also reinstates a bunch of experienced names who were overlooked for the World Cup such as Yuzvendra Chahal and Shreyas Iyer.
Meanwhile, several all-format players from the World Cup team have been rested from the side. The likes of Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, and Jasprit Bumrah won’t be participating in these three T20I games. Varun Chakravarthy, Rahul Chahar, and Shardul Thakur have also been omitted from the team.
Rohit Sharma will be captaining this new-look India white-ball side. He will have the experience of the 2 Rahul’s- Rahul Dravid on the coaching team, and KL Rahul, the vice-captain of the main team, to assist him.
India’s T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand’s T20I squad: Kane Williamson (Captain), Tim Southee (Vice-captain), Martin Guptill, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Devon Conway (wicket-keeper), Tim Seifert (wicket-keeper), Glenn Phillips (wicket-keeper), Todd Astle, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi
︎India vs New Zealand Live Telecast details
In India, all games of the India-New Zealand series will be broadcast live on the Star Sports 1 channels (television) while the live streaming of the IND vs NZ series will be available on the Disney+Hotstar app. The matches are scheduled to start from 7 PM IST.
IND vs NZ match channel numbers on DTH services in India:
Tata Sky: Channel 454 (1 HD), Channel 455 (1 SD), Channel 459 (1 Hindi HD), Channel 460 (1 Hindi)
Sun Direct TV: Channel 500 (1), Channel 972 (1 HD), Channel 503 (1 Hindi), Channel 985 (1 Hindi HD)
Airtel Digital TV: Channel 277 (1 SD), Channel 278 (1 HD), Channel 281 (1 Hindi), Channel 282 (1 Hindi HD)
Dish TV & d2h: Channel 649 (1 SD), Channel 648 (1 HD), Channel 621 (Hindi 1), Channel 620 (Hindi 1 HD)
IND vs NZ Broadcast channels in New Zealand, UK, and other countries
Sky Sports NZ has the rights to telecast the IND vs NZ series in New Zealand. While fans in the UK and Australia can tune in to Sky Sports Cricket and Fox Cricket respectively. Below is the list of country-wise channel names.
| Country | Live Telecast Channel |
| India | Star Sports 1 |
| New Zealand | Spark Sport |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| UK | Sky Sports Cricket |
| Canada | Willow TV |
| Afghanistan | Watan TV |
| Sri Lanka | Channel Eye |
| USA | Willow TV |
| Bangladesh | GTV |
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New Zealand tour of India 2021 schedule
Jaipur will host the opening match of the series on 17 November, 3 days after the WT20 final. The second and third matches of the series will happen on 19 and 21 November at Ranchi and Kolkata respectively.
1st T20I: 17 November, Wednesday, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
2nd T20I: 19 November, Friday, JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
3rd T20I: 21 November, Sunday, Eden Gardens, Kolkata